1. (a) A school shall obtain a certificate of approval for each location where courses of instruction will be offered, unless the school has a certificate of approval and meets one of the exceptions in this section.

2. (b) The Agency may approve the following as exempt from applying for approval for a new or additional location, if requested at least 30 days in advance:

   1. (1) seminars, including preparation for licensing examinations, educational institution entrance examinations, and reading improvement;
   2. (2) classes at facilities used for additional classrooms for instructional services only, which are within a one-mile radius of the main campus and are dependent on the main campus for administration, supervision, fiscal control, and student services; or

   3. (3) short-term programs. Short term programs:

      1. (A) include course time of 200 hours or less of instruction; and
      2. (B) are conducted with at least a 90-day interval between cessation of one program and the beginning of the next.
3. (c) The school shall file an application for a certificate of approval to reflect a new or additional location, including all documents deemed necessary by the Agency, and the appropriate fee. The Agency may issue the certificate of approval after inspection of the new facilities.
4. (d) If the Agency determines that a move of the school presents an unreasonable transportation hardship which would prevent a student from completing the training at the new location, the school shall provide a full refund of all monies paid and a release from all obligations to the student.

Source Note:The provisions of this §807.14 adopted to be effective August 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 8479; amended to be effective February 24, 2003, 28 TexReg 1651; amended to be effective August 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 6803; amended to be effective November 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7914.